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A health board apologised yesterday for failing to treat a family with dignity and respect when it dumped foetal remains in a clinical waste bin at a troubled hospital.

NHS Lanarkshire said that it had begun an investigation into the incident at Monklands hospital in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.

A spokesman for the board said: “We are sorry for the distress caused by this incident. It is our aim to treat all families with dignity and respect, and we are carrying out a critical incident review as a matter of urgency.”